Battery Hold Down
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St. Jude Donor '03-'10
Battery Hold Down
There is currently nothing holding my battery down... :eek:
Is this something I can buy locally or do I need to order it from somewhere?
Is this something I can buy locally or do I need to order it from somewhere?
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Re: Battery Hold Down (Chris Fowler '80)
This is what it looks like. I note that Corvette America has it with bolt for $9.00: part number 1653.
http://www.corvetteamerica.com
http://www.corvetteamerica.com
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Re: Battery Hold Down (paul79)
nothing is holding mine down either....
but at 1000 cold cranking amps...(ya know the weight of that one )
its not moving much....and was a bear to put in there....
If I remember ....there isnt any room even to slide...hehe
-J
but at 1000 cold cranking amps...(ya know the weight of that one )
its not moving much....and was a bear to put in there....
If I remember ....there isnt any room even to slide...hehe
-J
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Re: Battery Hold Down (ylose)
Well...mines an 850 and I don't think the original style clamp is going to fit around it...
It also doesn't move, but I don't think they'll let me run down the 1/4 mile track without something holding it down... :(
It also doesn't move, but I don't think they'll let me run down the 1/4 mile track without something holding it down... :(
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Re: Battery Hold Down (Chris Fowler '80)
The track has never bothered me about no hold down, but on street legal drag nights, they only tech people that have nitrous. I have owned mine for 11 years, never had a hold down in it, never had problem.
BTW, what did you do about your clutch?
BTW, what did you do about your clutch?
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Re: Battery Hold Down (MikeC)
New throw-out bearing and clutch done late last week.
It's quiet now and I love the feel of the new clutch. :D
Well...if I can't find a hold down, I'll chance it...but I'd rather be sure.
It's quiet now and I love the feel of the new clutch. :D
Well...if I can't find a hold down, I'll chance it...but I'd rather be sure.
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Re: Battery Hold Down (Chris Fowler '80)
Ok...just took a closer look. Stock clamp will work on my battery. Ordered one.
Thanks for all the input guys! :yesnod:
Thanks for all the input guys! :yesnod:
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Re: Battery Hold Down (ylose)
It would be a shame to fail tech and not be allowed to run for lack of a battery holddown! I bought one of those parts store plastic battery trays. Then I bolted the tray to the bottom of the battery compartment. The compartment already had a hole in the bottom (I guess for drainage?). For a while I had a bungee cord around the battery that I hooked onto the tray. I bought a generic parts store battery holddown bracket but it was about 6 inches too tall for the battery compartment. I eventually got around to trimming the pieces down to fit. (Easy to do if you have a sawzall, but difficult for me with only a nail file! :) ) So there is my inelegant and complex solution to a very simple problem! :) MJ
[Modified by MNJack, 11:42 AM 10/29/2001]
[Modified by MNJack, 11:42 AM 10/29/2001]
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Re: Battery Hold Down (Chris Fowler '80)
These hold downs are pretty generic. Suggest you find one at auto parts store or salvage yard, and use grinder to 'make it fit'. I wouldn't want to risk getting the vette upside down (heaven forbid), and having the battery come out and roll around in the cabin, not that the cables and lid might be enough to hold it in there, just wouldn't like the idea of taking that chance.
ps........ I used a computer 'mouse pad' under my battery, and it, along with the clamp, seem to really hold it in there tight.
ps........ I used a computer 'mouse pad' under my battery, and it, along with the clamp, seem to really hold it in there tight.
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Re: Battery Hold Down (john's '81 mouse)
My lid doesn't have a latch... ;)
it would just be the cables holding it in. :D
It's actually on my list of "things to do". Both lids actually have everything except for the piece they latch against. Actually took me 5 months before I figured out why the doors didn't latch shut. ;)
it would just be the cables holding it in. :D
It's actually on my list of "things to do". Both lids actually have everything except for the piece they latch against. Actually took me 5 months before I figured out why the doors didn't latch shut. ;)
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Re: Battery Hold Down (MNJack)
It would be a shame to fail tech and not be allowed to run for lack of a battery holddown!
That's why I figured I oughta do it. :D
